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Hamilton's Christian Fellowship and BLSU organizations are collecting pennies to raise money for the Salvation Army to help with World Trade Center tragedy reparations. Stop by Beinecke Village on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to donate pennies.

The Red Cross Blood Drive held on campus on September 25 was a success, with all time-slots filled for donors to give blood. The Red Cross generally sets Hamilton's goal at 75 units - yesterday, 98 units were donated. Together, we reached 130% of our goal Because of the huge response by the Hamilton community, the Red Cross added 15 walk-in spots for donors.

Sylvia de Swaan, curator of the Duane Michals exhibit currently showing at the Emerson Gallery, will give a gallery talk on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m. in the Gallery. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.

Crimes Against Nature, a solo performance piece written and performed by Chris Kilmartin, will be performed at Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The show is a tremendously funny look at the absurdities and contradictions of growing up male in America. Chris Kilmartin, author and performer, is an associate professor of psychology at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA.

Sam Fulwood III, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and author of Waking from the Dream: My Life in the Black Middle Class, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit.

Nayan Shah, author and an associate professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, will present a lecture, "Sexualized Bodies Through Law: Constructing Race and Gender in South Asian Migration in North America, 1910-1930," on Friday, Sept. 28, at 4:15 p.m. in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson building. His appearance is sponsored by The Kirkland Project as part of its 2001-02 programming, "The Body in Question." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Naomi Guttman and Tina Hall, faculty in the English department at Hamilton College, will give a public reading on Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson building, on the Hamilton campus.

Steve Wulf, a 1972 graduate of Hamilton College and executive editor of ESPN The Magazine, writes about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, with reactions from professional athletes and coaches. Wulf's article appeared as the magazine's cover story, displacing photos of recent sports events.

On Thursday September 20, members of the Hamilton College community are invited to join together to speak out against racism and retaliatory military strikes in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The speak-out is in solidarity with more than 130 colleges and universities from across the nation, which will hold similar actions. It will be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Martin's Way on the Hamilton campus.

The Performing Arts at Hamilton will present a special performance with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest violinist Pip Clark on Sunday, September 23 at 3 p.m. A special pre-concert talk by Syracuse Symphony musical director Daniel Hege and Pip Clark will be held at 2 p.m. As a response to the events of last week, the symphony has changed its concert program. The new program will include Barber's Adagio, Korngold's Violin Concerto, and Beethoven's 5th Symphony.